The South Africa Sevens is an annual rugby sevens tournament that is held in South Africa. It is currently hosted in Cape Town and is part of the Sevens World Series run by World Rugby. A South African leg of the World series has been included in every edition of the competition since it began in the 1999–2000 season.
The tournament was first held at Stellenbosch in 1999 before being moved to Durban for the next two seasons. For nine seasons from 2002 until 2010 it was held at George in the Western Cape, before moving to Port Elizabeth for the 2011 edition, and Cape Town in 2015.
Results YearVenueCup finalPlacings Winner Score Runner-up Plate Bowl Shield 1999/00 Details Danie Craven Stadium12–10 n/a 2000/01 Details ABSA Stadium34–5 n/a 2001/02 Details ABSA Stadium19–17 2002/03 DetailsOuteniqua Park24–14 2003/04 DetailsOuteniqua Park38–14 2004/05 DetailsOuteniqua Park33–19 2005/06 DetailsOuteniqua Park21–19 2006/07 Details Outeniqua Park24–19 2007/08 Details Outeniqua Park34–7 2008/09 Details Outeniqua Park12–7 2009/10 Details Outeniqua Park21–12 2010/11 Details Outeniqua Park22–19 2011/12 Details Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium31–26 2012/13 Details Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium47–12 2013/14 Details Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium17–14 2014/15 Details Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium26–17 2015/16 Details Cape Town Stadium29–14 Winner Score Runner-up Third Fourth Fifth 2016/17 Details Cape Town Stadium19–17 2017/18 Details Cape Town Stadium38–142018/19 Details Cape Town Stadium29–152019/20 Details Cape Town Stadium7–5 World Series tournaments planned for Cape Town were cancelled in 2020 and 2021, due to impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.2022/23 DetailsDHL Stadium12–72023/24 DetailsDHL Stadium45–122024/25 DetailsDHL Stadium26–142025/26 DetailsDHL Stadium21–19
See also South Africa Women's Sevens
References
External links South African Rugby Union World Rugby Sevens Series